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Calligraphy training: Royal firm determination to preserve deep-rooted art

Casablanca - The firm determination of HM King Mohammed VI to promote calligraphy training, a form of art that is deep-rooted in Morocco's rich history, was given new concrete shape when the...

Morocco "very concerned" by Israeli escalation in Al Quds Asharif

Rabat - Morocco is "very concerned" by the Israeli escalation in Al Quds Asharif and calls the international community to take up its responsibilities and make pressures to lead Israel to stop its...

L'artiste espagnol Salvador Sanchez expose à El Ejido ses œuvres sur les paysages du Maroc (6-22 novembre)

Madrid - Une exposition photographique de l'artiste espagnol Salvador Gomez Sanchez sur la beauté des paysages du Maroc et les aspects de la vie dans le Royaume sera organisée du 6 au 22 novembre...

Pour sa sécurité, Katy Perry fête son anniversaire à Marrakech au lieu de l’Egypte

Californie : Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, connue sous son nom de scène Katy Perry, star de la Pop rock américaine, guitariste, compositrice et actrice, a atterri à Marrakech avec nombreux membres de sa...

Morocco enjoys exceptional model to share in terms of political stability, Official

Rabat - Morocco, which is getting ready to organize the 5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) on Nov. 19-21 in Marrakech, has an exceptional model to share and promote in terms of political...

Spain decorates DGST officials in recognition of Morocco's role in world's peace, security

Madrid - Spain awarded, on Wednesday, decorations to officials from the General Directorate for Territory Surveillance (DGST) in recognition of Morocco's role in world's peace and security....

Morocco awarded two prizes by World Finance

London - The financial magazine "World Finance" awarded Morocco two prizes of excellence for the Wessal Capital initiative. They are the 2014 "Social Deal" for the Wessal Casablanca port project...

EU: Over 100,000 first residence permits granted to Moroccans in 2013

Brussels - Over 2.3 million first residence permits were issued in the European Union (+12.5 % compared to 2012), including 101,970 granted to Moroccans, according to new figures released Wednesday...

Alger affolée par la politique charbonnière de l’Union Européenne

Paris : Un haut responsable algérien a déploré hier à Paris, la ‘‘politique énergétique de l’Union Européenne... paradoxale et déstabilisante’’. En effet, Ali Hached, un conseiller du ministre...

Algeria legally responsible for ensuring respect for human rights in Tindouf camps

Algiers - While the Polisario governs the refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria ultimately has the responsibility to ensure the protection of the rights of all persons on its soil, Human Rights Watch...

Dozen Moroccans fired on at border by Algerian army, Morocco expresses 'utmost indignation', 'deep concern"

Rabat - The Moroccan government expressed its "utmost indignation" and "deep concern" after an Algerian soldier fired Saturday on a dozen of Moroccan civilians at the Moroccan- Algerian borders.

Detention of young Sahrawi Mahjouba, 'another example of human rights abuse' in Tindouf camps: former UNESCO DG

Madrid - The "detention" since last summer by the Polisario of the young Sahrawi woman Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf is a "new example of human rights abuses" in the Tindouf camps, former...

Algerian army shooting on Moroccans: FM summons Algerian ambassador for explanation

Rabat - Morocco's minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar said he summoned Algeria's ambassador in Rabat to express the Kingdom's condemnation and request an explanation...

Sahrawis living in Tindouf camps 'should be free to advocate options other than independence', says HRW

Algiers - Sahrawis living in the Algeria-based Tindouf camps "should be free to advocate options other than independence for the Sahara" without any imposed restrictions by the Polisario leaders,...

HRW welcomes in Algiers work of Morocco's reconciliation and equity commission

Algiers - Human Rights Watch welcomed Saturday in Algiers the work of Morocco's reconciliation and equity commission (Instance Equité et Réconciliation, IER)....

Meknes: 6 dead, 10 injured in 2 road accidents

Meknes - Six people have died and ten others were injured, two seriously, in two road accidents Sunday in Meknes, local authorities said. The first accident took place at around 5:30 p.m. at the...

Adoptive family of woman detained in Tindouf fears for her life

Madrid - The adoptive family of Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a young Spanish woman of Sahrawi descent held in captivity since last summer in the Tindouf camps (in Algeria) by the Polisario, said they...

Sahara: Afro-Asian peoples' solidarity organization expresses support to Morocco's autonomy plan

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - The 9th conference of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization (AAPSO), which took place Sunday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, expressed the organization's support to Morocco's...

Saudi ambassador to Morocco denies granting scholarships to Polisario students

Rabat - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Morocco Abderrahmane Mohamed El-Jadii denied allegations reported by certain electronic media outlets suggesting the embassy granted scholarships...

L'affaire Mahjouba, une "triste histoire" qui renseigne sur le sort de milliers de "prisonniers de facto" à Tindouf

Washington - L'affaire de la jeune Sahraouie Mahjouba, séquestrée contre son gré dans les camps de Tindouf depuis le mois d'août dernier, est une "triste histoire" qui renseigne sur le drame de...